1. General Assembly, Louisville, KY Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley June 20, 2013 CONGREGATIONS AND BEYOND

2. Because the world is changing…

3. Spiritual Innovation Innovation a communal event Explosive periods of change Requires adaptive change

4. Changes in Living

5. Changes in transportation

6. Changes in Food

7. Changes in Communications

8. Social Media Revolution Play Video on YouTube

9. Question Draw a thread between what you know of your grandparents’ lives, your parents’ lives and yours over time. What are the significant changes? How do they impact your life? How will the next generation live?

10. CHANGES IN RELIGIOUS LIFE

12. Vital Congregations

13. Alternatives to Church

14. Questions Do you know people who are “spiritual but not religious”? What do you think they are looking for? How might congregations help meet these spiritual needs?

15. INSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS

17. Rethinking Everything…. Play Video on YouTube

18. Implications for UUA Moving from “We can do it” to “Who is doing it” “We can build it” to “who is building it and how can we partner with them” “Who owns it” to “how can we work together”

19. Implications for Congregations Moving from … Age segregation to multigenerational Emphasis on excellence to all to small group experiences “member programming” to “outside of the church” thinking Liberating Hope by Michael Piazza

20. Implications for Congregations Moving from “we offer all things to all people” to “what can we curate and interpret for our people” “how do we serve us” to “whom do we serve?” Traditional to innovative Member to participant

21. Questions How do you view these institutional transformations? Where do you see opportunities? Where do you see challenges?

22. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

25. Cognitive Surplus Opportunities for immediate engagement Building upon people’s passions Grassroots Values based

26. Use of new technologies Apps Games Meet-ups Social network sites Crowd-sourced problem solving

27. Assumptions Requires cultural, adaptive change Congregations still central Shared ministry Need collaborative partners Break down silos Multitude of models and modes

28. Culture Change

29. For the future